Daily Schedule
Monday, June 12th
8:30 - 9:00 AM: Registration & Breakfast
9:00 - 3:00 PM: Communicate to Advocate
Allan Davenport, Laura Nylen, Kristen Mattson, and Dawn Vieira
Now more than ever school librarians must be passionate advocates for their programs. Whether you are one of several librarians in your district or the only one leading the charge, your voice and your story need to be heard! This workshop, facilitated by practicing librarians and the leaders who support them, will give you practical strategies and tools to help you communicate the value of your work to the stakeholders who matter most: community members, district and building administrators, classroom teachers, and your students. The day will include a balance of content delivery, hands-on activities, small group discussions, and time to apply what you’ve learned.
12:00-1:00 PM: Lunch
3:00 - 4:00 PM: Storytelling for School Library Leaders
Kate McDowell
This storytelling workshop will support school librarians in learning how to identify, tell, and encourage others to tell well-evidenced stories about the good works that their organizations accomplish. What is (and is not) storytelling? How do you find stories to tell? How can you involve stakeholders in sharing stories? How does storytelling thinking help support skillful listening?
Tuesday, June 13th
8:30 - 9:00 AM: Registration & Breakfast
9:00 - 3:00 PM: Facilitate Dynamic Teaching & Learning
Allison Bava and Liz Delzell
Being a school librarian today means fostering students as they develop the skills they will need to be successful in the 21st century: critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity. Join high school librarian, Allison Bava, or elementary school librarian, Liz Delzell, as they share ways in which they and their colleagues are addressing the needs of 21st century learners. After lunch, Allison and Liz will then help YOU organize the rest of the day's activities with the 4C's in mind using the increasingly popular "unconference" model. You will be sure to walk away with new ideas, new tools, and new connections in the exciting field of school librarianship!
12:00-1:00 PM: Lunch
3:00 - 4:00 PM: Post-Truth, Fake News and & New Era of Information Literacy
Nicole A. Cooke
Can you spot fake news? Do you know how to help others differentiate between truth and fiction? A recent Stanford Graduate School of Education study found that most students, middle school through college, struggled to distinguish between credible and unreliable news articles. Join Nicole to learn how you can be a better ambassador for information literacy.
Wednesday, June 14th
8:30 - 9:00 AM: Registration & Breakfast
9:00 - 3:00 PM: Extend Your Digital Outreach
K. C. Boyd
Social media used in school libraries has become an essential tool that library practitioners increasingly use. These powerful online publications can help connect students, teachers, parents and the community to events that take place within the library. Social media is not only a promotional tool, but a means of engaging stakeholders and forging new partnerships. Join school librarian K.C. Boyd as she shares ways that librarians can use social media for branding, digital outreach, and instruction.
12:00-1:00 PM Lunch
3:00 - 4:00 PM: Social Justice and Materials for Youth
Karla Lucht
Let’s talk about materials for youth which focus on social justice issues, and how they might be used in programming and curriculum support! Participants will also work together to demystify the terms, social justice, diversity, and multiculturalism.